origin
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Over time, scientists realized that carbon and oxygen-based molecules are not ideal for tracing how planets form because their origins are difficult to pinpoint.
From Science Daily
Their work, published in ChemSystemsChem, offers a fresh way to think about the origin of life on our planet and even raises new possibilities for finding life elsewhere in the universe.
From Science Daily
Beyond clarifying the origins of herbivory, the discovery may also help scientists understand how plant eating animals respond to environmental upheaval.
From Science Daily
"None of it was traced," she says, "because tankers hide their loading and the oil has come on four or five tankers, deliberately to obscure the origin and destination of the cargo."
From BBC
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in California, accused Walmart of trademark infringement and false designation of origin.
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